University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2010 Football Roster
Roster
Mike Van Portfliet
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Parker, Colo.
Honors & Awards
2010 Big Sky All-Academic: Feb. 9, 2011
2009 Big Sky All-Academic: Jan. 29, 2010
2009 John Wooden Citizenship Cup Honorable Mention: Dec. 14, 2009
2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District: Nov. 6, 2009
2008 Big Sky All-Academic: Feb. 4, 2009
2008 All-State AFCA Good Works Team: Oct. 1, 2008
2008 All-State AFCA Good Works Team Nominee: Aug. 7, 2008
2009: Played in all 11 games... Is the holder for field goals... Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team... Recorded 11 total tackles on the season... Posted a career-best four tackles in the season finale at Montana... Had multiple tackles in four games... Honorable mention selection by the John Wooden Citizenship Cup, an annual award to honor the oustanding role models among college and professional athletes.
2008: Named to the 2008 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and was honored at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans for donating bone marrow and helping save a young woman’s life... Saw action in 10 of the team’s 11 games, recording five total tackles and blocking two kicks... Both blocks came against Northern Arizona, as he blocked a pair of punts in the fourth quarter to tie the school record for blocked kicks in a game... Also named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
2007: Was a member of the scout team.
2006: Redshirted.
High School: Earned one letter each in football and track & field for Regis Jesuit.... Was named an all-conference selection his senior season.
Personal: Born Aug. 23, 1988 in Denver... Oldest son of Kurt and Ann Van Portfliet... Majoring in sport and exercise science.
